It is an artist's duty to be on the wrong end of the see-saw.

A moustache to a man is the same as a fringe is to a woman. When you've got it, you want to grow it out; when you've grown it out, you want to cut it.

My favourite things are jokes, friendliness and feeling comfortable.

I loved moustaches. I used to draw myself with one. When I was 14, I was really into war and Van Gogh.

I've dubbed myself as an amateur, not because I work in different field, but because I do what I do for love.

One of my biggest problems in life has been my inability to lie.

We believe in a society in delusion, and if you're awake and not deluded people tell you you're mad. That's why I'm a freak and they're not. But I'm actually not.

Bowie and McCartney arrived, and the biscuits and caviare started and I left immediately. I don't like shouting across rooms, with people in shiny suits who look like used-car salesmen.

I gave up drinking lots of whiskey and began to practice yoga and meditation. As a result I am not dead.

Failure is fantastic, because you meet yourself and get to know your limitations. This is how I express myself, and I can't do it any other way.

People could live very happily without the Turner Prize, but they could not live without real communication and emotion.

Our children need to see that faith matters, that it's relevant to our daily situations, that it's real.

When I achieved the European record for reciting pi in 2004, this captured the imagination of Professor Simon Baron-Cohen in Cambridge, and he finally diagnosed me with Asperger's that year.

Mere improvement is not redemption, though redemption always improves people

I've got plenty of money, more money than I ever dreamed I would have. But I am not a billionaire.

We watch our competitors, learn from them, see the things that they were doing for customers and copy those things as much as we can.

I'm not even a household name in my own household

The whole concept of providence is that God knows everything about what we do.

Work is my joy... Work is my therapy, I don't know anybody who loves work as much as I do.

We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.